Virginia § 38.2-3546 - Cancellation of sick benefit portion of policy
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 38.2-3546 — Cancellation of sick benefit portion of policy, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38.2-3546. Cancellation of sick benefit portion of policy
Every policy of industrial sick benefit insurance issued in this Commonwealth after June 18, 1922, shall contain a provision that:
1. The sick benefit portion of the policy may be cancelled by either the insurer or the insured and the life portion continued by a payment of twenty percent of the original premium;
2. If the cancellation is by the insurer, it shall be without prejudice to any claim arising on account of disability commencing prior to the date on which the cancellation takes effect; and
3. Written notice of the cancellation and payment for the unearned portion of the premium shall be delivered to the insured or mailed to him at his last known address.
Code 1950, § 38-359; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-485; 1986, c. 562.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.2-3546 ("Cancellation of sick benefit portion of policy") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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